Corn-seed-severing implement



May 29, 1928. 1,671,694

E. E. BOWERS CORN SE ED SEVERING IMPLEMENT Filed Dec. 1927 A HornyPatented May 29, 1928.

UNITED STATES ATENT OFF CE.

EARL E. BOWERS, 0F sHIcKLEY, NEBRASKA. I

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cutting the small and undesirable kernels from the cob.

My principal a m is to provide a simple and inexpensive device whereinthe cutt 1g means is so disposed as to permit the butts and tips 01? thecorn to be inserted between i the cutters, and rotated to remove theundevelopedkcrnels so that the properly dovelop'ed kernels can besubsequentlyshelled in the usual Way in order to insure obtaining thebest kernels for seeds.

Other features and advantages of the in vention will become more readilyapparent from the following description and drawings.

In the draW1ugs:-

l igurel is a side elevational view of an iinplei'nei'it constructed inaccordance With the invention. 3 Fig. 2 is a front elevation of thesame. Incarrying out the invention. I utilize a short length of pipe ofan appropriate size. One end of the pipe is flattened as at 3, and bentat right angles to the body portion 4, as at This flattened portion isaperturcd at 6 to forin'what may be conveniently referred to as anattaching bracket. This is supposed to be fastened to the wall of somesuitable rigid support. The outer end of the body portion 4 is slitlongitudinally at circuuiterentially spaced points to brovide a quartetof duplicate fingers 7. I

These fingers are flexed longitudinally, so that the free end portionsare directed outwardly and away .from each other in out- Wardly flaringor divergent relationship.

Application filed December 7, 1927. Serial No. 238,336.

This flaring relationship of the fingers, facilitates placement of theearof corn. These .l'ing'ers are also twisted as at 8 With respect tothelongitudinal axis of the body portion l and the degree ottwist of eachfinger, is such as to dispose one longitudinal edge in positioiiioracting on the kernels. \Vith this arrangement, I provide a series offour cutting edges 9. Thus, e have outwariilly flaring twisted cuttingelements adapted for ready recap on of an ear of corn.

\Vith this device. the small end of the cob may be inserted first, andtwisted so that the undeveloped kernels come in severing contact withthe cutting edges. In this Way, the undesirable kernels are cleanly seered from the cob. After the kernels (in the small end of the cob. arethus renlovcd, the cob is reversed and the buttcnd is inserted betweenthe cutters and rotated in the same Way to cut off any small andundesirable kernels on this end.

A careiul.consideration oi: the description .1n connection with thedrawings, will per init a clear understanding of the construction,operation and efficiency to be understood. 'lherei'ore, a more lengthydescription is believed unnecessary.

Changes in shape, size, and pro mrtio'ns, coming within the field ofinvention claimed, may be resorted to in actual practice.

Having thin-1 described my invention, what I claim new is::- a

.As a new product of manufacture, a corn cutting lIIl1')lG1I'lPllt oftheclass des-cribed.

con'iprising a shortlength of pipe having one end flattened.andapertured and bent at right angles to provide an attaching bracket,the opposite end portion of the body being slit longitudinally atcimuin'ferentially spaced points and providing fingers which are flexedlongitudinally into outwardly flaring divergent relationship, saidlingers being twisted with respect to the device in ainanner to disposecertain of the edges in position to provide cutting edges.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

EARL E. BOWERS.

